Activities Aide
Impact: Direct Individual Impact
Organizes and leads recreational activities for individuals, often in healthcare or residential settings, to promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- None
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $35,000
- Entry-level
- $30,000
- Senior
- $42,000
- Growth by 2033
- Average
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Low
- Typical student debt
- $10,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Activity Planning
- First Aid
- Documentation
Soft skills
- Communication
- Empathy
- Patience
Technical complexity: Low
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3
- Years to senior
- 7
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Activities Director, Recreational Therapist
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.8/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 4.5/10
- Social perception
- Low